Section 27
of Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Regulations, 2006
Section 27
(1)
The Registrar may extend the expiry date of a registered bareboat charter ship upon application by the bareboat charterer or by some other person on his behalf.
(2)
The application shall be in writing and shall be accompanied by such evidence of the extension or renewal of the charter party and the closure or suspension of the original registry for the period of the extension as the Registrar may require.
(3)
The Registrar may, if he is satisfied with the evidence produced to him under sub-regulatioq (2) and upon payment of the prescribed fee, extend the expiry date of the registry of the bareboat chartered ship and -
(c)
upon request, grant a new certificate of registry and the owner shall surrender the old certificate of registry or cause it to be surrendered to the Registrar as soon as practicable.
Closure of registry of bareboat charter ship.